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Pokemon Go tourism & dreams of Pokemon economy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/08/2016
» Pokemon hunting is new tourism & transport business opportunity. Gets people off couch, out & about mixing with friends but may distract from work.
KCUC chief 'owned 2,000 rai of land'
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 20/05/2015
» Supachai Srisuppa-aksorn, a key suspect in the Klongchan Credit Union Cooperative (KCUC) 12-billion-baht embezzlement scandal, allegedly bought 2,000 rai of land in Nakhon Ratchasima province because he believed the area contained large oil reserves, a land broker told a Department of Special Investigation (DSI) officer Tuesday.
Abbot rapped for damage to temple
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/03/2015
» Community leader Chaiyasit Kittiwanitchapant has called on the abbot of Bangkok's Wat Kalayanamit to take responsibility for damage to historical structures on the temple's grounds.
A route less travelled
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 06/02/2014
» When it comes to sightseeing, most visitors to Bangkok think only about places in the heart of the city, such as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Temple of the Reclining Buddha or the Temple of Dawn. Many cultural attractions in the suburbs are also worth exploring. People use the Bangkok-Chon Buri motorway as a shortcut to the eastern provinces, not realising that every time they whizz along this convenient artery they are bypassing some hidden gems.
Invasion of the job snatchers
Spectrum, Published on 26/05/2013
» The tourism boom in Phuket over the past decade has seen a dramatic increase in Russian and Chinese visitors and also growing resentment from local tour guides who say illegal foreign workers are stealing their jobs.
New Chalong-Patong route confirmed
Published on 24/08/2012
» PHUKET: The route for the proposed new road linking Patong with Chalong was confirmed Friday at a public hearing at the Merlin Hotel in Phuket Town.
Putrid dump has ailing locals reeling
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/05/2012
» Residents living in communities near an abandoned dump site in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district are struggling daily with a foul smell and toxic fumes which they say are putting them at risk of health problems.
Seat of Tranquility
Life, Published on 19/03/2012
» This photograph was taken at Wat Chalong in Phuket, one of the most visited temples on the island by locals and tourists alike. My eye was caught by this elderly lady who had likely already visited the sites at the temple and was now taking time to relax and catch her breath, and probably waiting for others who had brought her here this day. With shoes half off, empty rice sticks beside her, and gazing at nothingness, this pose speaks a thousand words about this lady's satisfaction with the day out, and her ability to now turn off and enjoy the tranquility of the location and shade provided by an ancient tree in the middle of the grounds.